Cobepa Acquires Majority Stake in Salice S.p.A.

Salice Acquires Villes 2000 S.r.l.

October 2, 2025

Manufacturing

Arturo Salice S.p.A. (Salice Group), a Cobepa-backed manufacturer of hinges and furniture fittings, has acquired Villes 2000 S.r.l., an Italian producer of aluminium sliding systems for furniture, interior doors and shower boxes. The deal is an add-on to Salice’s platform intended to expand its sliding-systems portfolio, leverage product synergies (including the Bortoluzzi brand) and strengthen its offering to furniture and interior markets.

Salice Acquires Atim S.p.A.

August 2, 2024

Manufacturing

Italian furniture-hardware manufacturer Salice has acquired Atim S.p.A., a specialist in 100% aluminium-based hardware and transformable/extendable table systems. The deal expands Salice's product portfolio into a technical, premium niche and will leverage Salice's international distribution network to scale Atim's solutions globally.

Cobepa Acquires Majority Stake in Itineris

June 23, 2025

Software

Cobepa has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Itineris, a Ghent-based provider of customer information systems and utility software. Existing institutional investors PMV, Gimv, Smartfin and SFPIM will exit, while founder and CEO Edgard Vermeersch remains the largest non-institutional shareholder; the investment is intended to accelerate growth, expand Itineris' global footprint, and strengthen its software capabilities for water and energy utilities.

Cobepa Acquires Majority Stake in SmartSD

March 28, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Cobepa has acquired a majority stake in SmartSD, a Breda-based B2B distributor of security and fire-safety solutions, in partnership with SmartSD's founders, management and existing investor Smile Invest (which remains a minority shareholder). The investment will support SmartSD's continued organic growth, pan‑European expansion through M&A, and further development of its digital e‑commerce platform and service offerings.

Cobepa S.A. Provides Growth Equity to Precision Orthopedics

January 12, 2020

Healthcare Services

Cobepa S.A., a global private equity firm, closed a growth equity investment in Precision Orthopedics, a Laurel, Maryland-based provider of integrated orthopedic surgical care. Precision will use the capital to bolster operations and pursue geographic expansion — including opening additional ambulatory surgery centers and partnering with hospitals — and Cobepa North America team members joined Precision's board.

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Salpa

December 21, 2023

Food & Beverage

Apheon, a pan‑European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Salpa, an Italian producer of cookie-based ingredients and inclusions for the industrial ice cream, dairy and confectionery sectors. The Cherubini family and Italian PE firm Equinox sold their stakes while the Cherubini family and management reinvested as minority shareholders; Apheon will support Salpa's planned international expansion and growth.